Soft Charcoal is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #7c7d67 |
| Complementary Color | #979882 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (242.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Charcoal Color. The Mountain Haze color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Heather Field (#909095) for more calm effect. Try Dark Prince as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#979882 is the best complementary color to Soft Charcoal. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #838298 complementary color is Lemon Grass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waterloo are #828c98 and #8e8298. Thus found on the left and right of #838298 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regent Gray and Mamba colors as they work well with Soft Charcoal.
The split-complementary Soft Charcoal palette consists of #8c9882 and #988e82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#979882). Try Battleship Gray and Pale Oyster colors in combination with #838298, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #838298 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Charcoal. Thus Spanish Green and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Charcoal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Mountbatten Pink, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #838298 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Charcoal tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#979882) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith – 120° from the complementary Lemon Grass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #988382 and #829798.
In a RGB color space, hex #838298 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Charcoal has a hue angle of 242.73°, a saturation of 9.65% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #838298 is made of 8.24% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #838298 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,130,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 8.63, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(242.73,9.65%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(242.73,14.47%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.1316,5.0222,-11.6256) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0102,23.0576,32.9435) |